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Fairfax calls on Northam to implement ‘bolder and swifter’ measures amid coronavirus crisis

FILE - In this April 3, 2019 file photo, Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax addresses the media during a news conference in his office at the Capitol in Richmond, Va. Fairfax is resigning from the law firm Morrison & Foerster, where he has been on leave since February amid allegations of sexual assault. Fairfax and the firm confirmed Monday, July 1 that he’s resigning as partner.(AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

RICHMOND, Va. (WAVY) — Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax wrote a letter go Gov. Ralph Northam on Wednesday urging him to “implement much bolder and swifter measures” in the Commonwealth to prevent the continued spread of coronavirus.

There had been 78 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Virginia, as of 11 a.m. on March 19. Two people in James City County have died from the respiratory disease.


In response to the growing number of Virginians who have tested positive for COVID-19, Northam has implemented several changes in the way schools, local governments, and businesses operate in the Commonwealth. But in his letter, Fairfax urged the governor to do more to prevent the spread of the disease.

Fairfax suggested Northam take the following steps to limit the transmission of COVID-19 in Virginia: